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our guest on washington journal was surgeon in greater dr. atul gawande. >> host: we are going to introduce you to our final guest dr. atul gawande who is a surgeon and he is also been inside the debate over public policy on health care for a decade and a half now. he has in the pastored number of books including insurgent know the performance complications a surgeon's notes on imperfect science in his latest book is called the checklist manifesto how to get things right. we are going to talk to him about that this money. during the clinton years he served as senior health policy adviser during both the campaign and the white house '92 and '93 and you can read him on a fairly regular basis in the new new yorkers so thanks for being here. when did you make the decision in addition to practicing you would also be involved in health care policy? >> guest: it was, i tried to avoid being a doctor for a while. this son of two indian doctors you naturally are going to become a doctor yourself and i wanted to push against my own inevitable path, and
our guest on washington journal was surgeon in greater dr. atul gawande. >> host: we are going to introduce you to our final guest dr. atul gawande who is a surgeon and he is also been inside the debate over public policy on health care for a decade and a half now. he has in the pastored number of books including insurgent know the performance complications a surgeon's notes on imperfect science in his latest book is called the checklist manifesto how to get things right. we are going to...
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suarez: and i'm ray suarez "washington we" can be seen lar this evening on most pbs stions. we'll seyou on-line and ain here monday evening. ve a nice weekend. happy new year thk you and good night. major funding fothe pbs newshour is provided by: >>hevron. this is e power of human ergy. >> and by the billnd melinda gates undation. dedicad to the idea that all people deserve the chancto live a healthyroductive life. and with the ongoing supportf these institutns and foundation an.. this program w made possible byhe corporation for blic broadcasting. and by ctributions to your pbs station from viewers likyou. thk you. captioning sponsor by macneil/lehrer productio caioned by mediaccess group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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>> my concern is the politics of urban areas especially the washington, d.c. area. we have a high amount of government workers that frankly just a lot of them got raises and so we have a couple things going on and one is the view they are going to profit from the continued growth of government and then there is the unemployment data that this spending is driving. have you done a poll, obviously we want to put food on our table, in most towns the largest employer is the government, the school system. >> i have seen polls like that. we've done them but not a long time so i wouldn't be able to give you a credible and recent results from my firm but i have seen polls like that of government employees and more and more they are restricted from participating in surveys. it's becoming more difficult to survey them from some outside of its. but you do see a difference. i think where the question is going to be the most important looking to 2010 and beyond is how the redistricting goes in the next, after the next census. this is why it's so important for us to run people for
>> my concern is the politics of urban areas especially the washington, d.c. area. we have a high amount of government workers that frankly just a lot of them got raises and so we have a couple things going on and one is the view they are going to profit from the continued growth of government and then there is the unemployment data that this spending is driving. have you done a poll, obviously we want to put food on our table, in most towns the largest employer is the government, the...
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eastern. >> each year, the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. 6 there is the workings of our government firsthand. they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> president obama today announced proposals aimed at risky practices by the banking industry. john by members of his economic team and house financial services chairman barney frank, he speaks for about 10 minutes. >> i just had an important meeting with my advisory board, paul volcker and bill donaldson. i deeply appreciate the council they have offered as we have dealt with a broad array of economic challenges. over the past two years, 7 million americans have lost their jobs in the deepest recession our country has known in generations. rarely does a day go by that i did i hear from folks that are hurting. we are working to put our economy back on track and put america back to work. even as we dig our way out of the holes, it is important that to not lose sight of what put us in this mess in the first place. the economic crisis began as a financial crisis banks and financial ins
eastern. >> each year, the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. 6 there is the workings of our government firsthand. they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> president obama today announced proposals aimed at risky practices by the banking industry. john by members of his economic team and house financial services chairman barney frank, he speaks for about 10 minutes. >> i just had an important meeting with my advisory board,...
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lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> call it a big gamble on its way to a big payoff. the 3-d epic "avatar," which cost a fortune to make, came in first at the box office for the third straight weekend. the film has now pulled in just over $1 billion worldwide. that means it's already the fourth biggest grossing movie of all time and counting. >>> we're back in a moment with a visit to the wild blue yonder and the angels who fly there. r e but nothing comes out! advil cold & sinus knows that the real problem isn't always mucus. it's often swelling caused by inflammation in your nasal passages. the right medicine for the real problem is advil cold & sinus with a strong decongestant that reduces swelling to relieve sinus pressure plus the power of advil for the pain. advil cold & sinus. the right medicine for the real problem. ask for the red box at the pharmacy counter. that's when i'd had it with heartburn. it was supposed to be the night i would hook mr. right. i mean look at him - he is really bringing it. and look at me - i'm blank. i got nothing. that's when i had
lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> call it a big gamble on its way to a big payoff. the 3-d epic "avatar," which cost a fortune to make, came in first at the box office for the third straight weekend. the film has now pulled in just over $1 billion worldwide. that means it's already the fourth biggest grossing movie of all time and counting. >>> we're back in a moment with a visit to the wild blue yonder and the angels who fly there. r e but nothing comes out!...
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but he's also got to direct his action to the intelligence communities in washington. that failure to respond or the structural problems about having the national counterterrorism center not sharing information, he's got to take action here. the politics of it, though, is difficult. remember what happened in spain after it mass drids train bombing. if congress seems to be too overtly political, it can backfire. that's the lesson of spain. what we saw over the last few days and the vacation period is that people were essentially pointing fingers. the american people are not going to respond well to both sides making this a partisan food fight. >> i wonder if, in fact, there's even anecdotal support of president obama given that some of the daily gallup tracking polls, for example, conducted after christmas day showed obama's ratings ticking up. >> well, people look to presidents for strength and leadership at a time of instability and fear. that's what we saw after 9/11. and as long as he doesn't get engaged in this political food fight, he can stay above the fray and b
but he's also got to direct his action to the intelligence communities in washington. that failure to respond or the structural problems about having the national counterterrorism center not sharing information, he's got to take action here. the politics of it, though, is difficult. remember what happened in spain after it mass drids train bombing. if congress seems to be too overtly political, it can backfire. that's the lesson of spain. what we saw over the last few days and the vacation...
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randle scores 39 on thursday at washington state, and jerome with only 5 against washington. and isaiah thomas. bryan-amaning, got it. >> marques: when you've got isaiah thomas that you can stick on jeremy greene, you can stick him tonight on jerome randle, now your best defensive player, justin holiday, you can play him against landry fields and theo robertson and allow him to just shut down that real crucial kind of a guy who's off the basketball. >> steve: washington with an 84-63 lead. 1:30 remaining in this game. as cal will fall to 11-6 and 3-2. washington will up their record to 12-5. back to .500 at 3-3. here's our man. brendan sherrer. he came in about this mark in the stanford game. got a rebound but did not score. >> marques: got to be greedy. get a shot up. his teammates have to help him out and look for him. he's got to make himself available because he's going to bury himself under the basket against max zhang, and it's not going to happen for him. he's just trying to be the team guy. he's not thinking about shooting. >> steve: trying to get it to him. scott sug
randle scores 39 on thursday at washington state, and jerome with only 5 against washington. and isaiah thomas. bryan-amaning, got it. >> marques: when you've got isaiah thomas that you can stick on jeremy greene, you can stick him tonight on jerome randle, now your best defensive player, justin holiday, you can play him against landry fields and theo robertson and allow him to just shut down that real crucial kind of a guy who's off the basketball. >> steve: washington with an...
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yet driving from washington dc to maine or washington state to arizona will mean passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, don't ban text messaging, don't require that you use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening loopholes in your teen driving laws and inadequate enforcement of seatbelt and motorcycle helmet laws. this year the best and worst states, there were ten in the green category. the top two in this category are the district of columbia, that got credit for 13 and-a-half loss in the state of new jersey with credit for 13 loss. the other states in order frank king are illinois, thank you senator colorton, maryland new york north carolina or again tennessee minnesota california and washington. now there are nine worst states this year and we added unfortunately six new states to that category. they are arizonan virginia vermont pennsylvania ohio and nebraska. in order of ranking, the state's and the worst category having fewer than half of these 15 phasic laws ars south dakota, has only three of the laws, arizona, north dakota, wyoming va vermont pe
yet driving from washington dc to maine or washington state to arizona will mean passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, don't ban text messaging, don't require that you use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening loopholes in your teen driving laws and inadequate enforcement of seatbelt and motorcycle helmet laws. this year the best and worst states, there were ten in the green category. the top two in this category are the district of columbia, that got credit...
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and i did because i wanted to make a living in boston and not move to washington. [laughter] >> excuse me. and when it went back to my folder i had a brilliant idea. i would write a little book about the making of this map, and it would come out in 2007, timed perfectly to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the naming of america. and i barely made it to 2009. [laughter] >> what happened? why did it take me longer than i expected? the simple answer is i just got sucked in. and i thought when i came to the map that i was going to be focusing on the new world and particularly this naming of america. very quickly, as john suggested, i started just seeing more and more in the map and feeling as though there was an opportunity to do a much more comprehends a book that would survey the map as a whole and could be an excuse for doing a kind of geographical and intellectual adventure story, with a mad kind of as the backdrop. so what struck me most was it wasn't just one world that's depicted here. it's actually many worlds. if you just change your perspective is what i
and i did because i wanted to make a living in boston and not move to washington. [laughter] >> excuse me. and when it went back to my folder i had a brilliant idea. i would write a little book about the making of this map, and it would come out in 2007, timed perfectly to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the naming of america. and i barely made it to 2009. [laughter] >> what happened? why did it take me longer than i expected? the simple answer is i just got sucked in. and i...
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it's always nice to get out of washington. there are some nice people in washington, but they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherod? for two years, i had the privilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and the challenges we all face together as a nation. people ask me this all the time. the single hardest thing about being president, is that it's harder for me to do that these days. it is harder to get out of the bubble. don't get me wrong. the white house is a wonderful place to work. you live above the store, which means i have a very short commute. i see my daughters before they go to school, and i see them at night for dinner, even if i have to go back down to the office, and that makes everything so much better. but the truth is, this job is a little confining. and that is frustrating. i can't just go to the barber shop or visit the diner. so, i appreciate the chance to come out here and spend a day - to visit plants like emc nothing beats a da
it's always nice to get out of washington. there are some nice people in washington, but they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherod? for two years, i had the privilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and the challenges we all face together as a nation. people ask me this all the time. the single hardest thing about being president, is that it's harder for me to do that these days. it is harder to get out of the...
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caroline shively has been looking into that from washington. i understand the cia plays a big role in the unmanned drone program. tell us about that. >> sure, gregg. chapman is reportedly where a lot of the manage for unmanned drone strikes are originated, not the execution, not the launch, that's done elsewhere, but the guys at chapman help figure out how to target in afghanistan and across the border in pakistan. now, this attack on chapman proves how dangerous a mission it is for cia agents there, but it's also incredibly complicated. many analysts say the cia is basically orchestrating the war in pakistan, something the pakistani government denies and that the cia wasn't talk about. also important, there was another drone missile strike just today in the waziristan region of pakistan along the afghan border, it killed three suspected militants in a car. it's a second strike there in just two days, gregg. >> caroline, how is the cia's mission different from that of the military? >> well, there's definitely some overlap. cia agents aren't jus
caroline shively has been looking into that from washington. i understand the cia plays a big role in the unmanned drone program. tell us about that. >> sure, gregg. chapman is reportedly where a lot of the manage for unmanned drone strikes are originated, not the execution, not the launch, that's done elsewhere, but the guys at chapman help figure out how to target in afghanistan and across the border in pakistan. now, this attack on chapman proves how dangerous a mission it is for cia...
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i visited the production breeding center near washington, d.c.. and best of all, i went and visited operation migration where joe duffy is teaching, his teachers are helping these crazy new migration or. i got to go out in an ultralight. so it was totally, totally fascinating. >> host: the whooping cranes of course is a burden that went completely extinct in the wild. >> guest: no, no, no. the original flock was down to 27. and they were summering in the preserve in texas. and then they nested somewhere north in candidate, but nobody knew where. and all the time the flock was getting less and less, and then one day some helicopter pilot was brunning, i don't know what he was doing, and he saw this white bird with a golden color, young. and that's where they were. they were nesting in buffalo park, canada. but this flock was down to 27. 2000-mile migration, getting less and less. if bird flu or something came along, then that would be the end of that. so that was why they needed to start a second -- a second group, but they had to teach them to mig
i visited the production breeding center near washington, d.c.. and best of all, i went and visited operation migration where joe duffy is teaching, his teachers are helping these crazy new migration or. i got to go out in an ultralight. so it was totally, totally fascinating. >> host: the whooping cranes of course is a burden that went completely extinct in the wild. >> guest: no, no, no. the original flock was down to 27. and they were summering in the preserve in texas. and then...
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it seems like a strange time to up and leave and go all the way to washington state. you have called his behavior strange in the past. what do you think now? >> i think i share everybody else's opinion that this is not the best thing he could be dong right now. he should stay here and cooperate. if you think about it from his viewpoint, he doesn't have a job, no income. the public opinion is against him here, it makes sense from his viewpoint that he wants to live with his dad for awhile. >> he filed for bankruptcy in 2007, i think, right? >> right. >> you think this is a financial decision? >> i think financial and also there's a lot of people here that are pretty angry with him. >> the court of public opinion has not been kind toward him. people have assumed he had something to do with all of this. where do you fall on that? >> well, i don't understand his story. i find it strange and bizarre. i don't know what to think about it. but, you know, until something changes as far as the police go, he's still my friend. it's hard when somebody that is a good friend is und
it seems like a strange time to up and leave and go all the way to washington state. you have called his behavior strange in the past. what do you think now? >> i think i share everybody else's opinion that this is not the best thing he could be dong right now. he should stay here and cooperate. if you think about it from his viewpoint, he doesn't have a job, no income. the public opinion is against him here, it makes sense from his viewpoint that he wants to live with his dad for awhile....
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last hundred years when you had high inflation high unemployment, stagflation, nothing we're doing in washington right now is promoting growth and certainly when you raise tax rates on businesses that dopt get employers to hire workers. >> paul: what could be big negative surprises in 2010 economically. >> what worries me, we're creating a bubble in the stock market and people are putting money in the stock market because of low interest rates. .10% and i think it's an artifical in many moves. >> paul: a correction coming, could this be the peak. >> no, i don't think this is the peak, but i think in this year, in 2010, that the stock market will, you know, the public will grow bigger and then-- >> all right, when we come back from obama's afghan surge to iran's troubled regime, a look at stories sure to make headlines across the globe in the year ahead. this is a honda pilot, and this is the chevy traverse. it has more cargo space an pilot, and trerse beats honda on highway gas mileage too. more fuel efficient and 30% more room. maybe traverse can carry that stuff too. now get 0% apr for 72 mont
last hundred years when you had high inflation high unemployment, stagflation, nothing we're doing in washington right now is promoting growth and certainly when you raise tax rates on businesses that dopt get employers to hire workers. >> paul: what could be big negative surprises in 2010 economically. >> what worries me, we're creating a bubble in the stock market and people are putting money in the stock market because of low interest rates. .10% and i think it's an artifical in...
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but it would not be only washington d.c. i don't know what would happen to the cia and all these things. i'm asking you to be a little patient with haiti. but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that he is stating. haitians are very resilient. and i even see a silver lining in what our fans on january 12. on april 30, 2004, i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sub. i had one freeze they are, eighth and port-au-prince is a man-made catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air, in the american airlines, i was looking at the city that i had left 13 years earlier, and i saw all these matchboxes all over the hills and the mountain that is backed drops to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured. and i wrote, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. other times, i did not see an earthquake. haiti being in the kirkham alley, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flim
but it would not be only washington d.c. i don't know what would happen to the cia and all these things. i'm asking you to be a little patient with haiti. but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that he is stating. haitians are very resilient. and i even see a silver lining in what our fans on january 12. on april 30, 2004, i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sub. i had one freeze they are, eighth and port-au-prince is a man-made catastrophe...
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covering washington like no other. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is victoria mcgrane who has this piece today on the fed chairman. the headline says that the bernanke vote may roil market. guest: it looks as though he will have the vote, but it is still unclear how tight it could be. some analysts say the bruising and a really tight vote could send a certain signals to the market that the fed, its independence is under question. there will be a lot of scrutiny from congress going forward. that always tends to make the market skittish. host: what does this say about the political year? guest: there's a lot of anger out there and everyone is looking for a scapegoat. part of the pitch democratic leaders are making to members is that this is not the only chance you have to show voters you are angry also. we have the jobs bill, the other reform -- this vote dire consequences. there will file for cloture as early as today which would set a vote for no later than thursday or friday. senators do not like to stick around for a friday vot
covering washington like no other. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is victoria mcgrane who has this piece today on the fed chairman. the headline says that the bernanke vote may roil market. guest: it looks as though he will have the vote, but it is still unclear how tight it could be. some analysts say the bruising and a really tight vote could send a certain signals to the market that the fed, its independence is under question. there will be a lot of scrutiny...
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and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by an afghan driver. once he got on to the base, he detonated the device. we also found out the cia had actually tried to put in some basic security precautions. they had brought the guy over to a place in the base that was essentially abandoned, and they tried to search him, and the minute they went to search him he blew himself up and the cia officers were close enough to him, some as many as a few yards to 50 yards away, and they were killed or wounded in this explosion. >> did you get any word as to whether he actually was a double agent? there are conflicting reports. >> a double agent or maybe a triple agent. >> right. >> o
and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by...
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and for the current in washington. governor medina in particular tax and may be interestedh in succeeding for the united states. we want to know how far would you go to break ties in washington? name one federal program to you really like and then tell us whether you would wish to end any specific program or law. governor perry. >> the program that i love the most that the federal government is involved with is our united states military forces. there is not anything that i would do except make sure that we take care of those veterans who come back after spending time that they have looking after our freedoms. but that is the greatest program that the military or that the united states government has. i would tell people i said are three things the government ought to do really well. two of our mail, stand military and defend our borders. i guess one out of three ain't bad. [laughter] >> will governor you've also been critical. there is a word that a sort of on the campaign circles these days. nullification or it talus
and for the current in washington. governor medina in particular tax and may be interestedh in succeeding for the united states. we want to know how far would you go to break ties in washington? name one federal program to you really like and then tell us whether you would wish to end any specific program or law. governor perry. >> the program that i love the most that the federal government is involved with is our united states military forces. there is not anything that i would do...
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[inaudible conversations] >> -- here in washington, d.c. and we are life in the statuary hall which is maybe 20 yards from the house of representatives where president obama just spoke and is just leaving the chamber. this evening from that whole we are going to be talking with members of congress, getting their reaction to what the president had to say this evening. and we are starting off this evening with republican mike castle of delaware who is also the senate candidate, he is a congressman that is running for senate from the state of delaware. congressman castle, overall what were your impressions of the president's speech? what did you specifically agree with? >> first of all, i thought it was a solid speech. secondly, i think he delivers the speech as well as anybody i've ever seen deliver a speech and that is always a tremendous asset for him. i happen to agree with parts of it. i happen to agree with what he sought to do for education. certainly some of his statements about some of the security of the country, the military securit
[inaudible conversations] >> -- here in washington, d.c. and we are life in the statuary hall which is maybe 20 yards from the house of representatives where president obama just spoke and is just leaving the chamber. this evening from that whole we are going to be talking with members of congress, getting their reaction to what the president had to say this evening. and we are starting off this evening with republican mike castle of delaware who is also the senate candidate, he is a...
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> later today, a couple of programs on afghanistan and pakistan. first, remarks from james jones on the administration's strategy in those reeg ons. starting live. more from senator karl levin beginning at 2:00 a.m. >> wednesday, president obama with his first state of the union address. his palestine to deal with issues such as unemployment and healthcare. wednesday night, our coverage starts at 8:00 people eastern on c-span. can you listen live on your i phone with the c-span radio app. from the nations capitol and across the country, listen to c-span radio. also a free app for your i phone. c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> this week on "q&a," college students from around the coirnt talk about visiting washington, d.c. and how this experience may influence their future. this is sponsored by the washington center, a non-profit organization started in 1975. >> seated next to me, mike smith, the prefts washington center and a room full of col
washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> later today, a couple of programs on afghanistan and pakistan. first, remarks from james jones on the administration's strategy in those reeg ons. starting live. more from senator karl levin beginning at 2:00 a.m. >> wednesday, president obama with his first state of the union address. his palestine to deal with issues such as unemployment and healthcare. wednesday night, our coverage starts at 8:00 people eastern on...
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the new america foundation, washington monthly mag zine hosted this event. it an hour and a half, beginning now. >> senior editor, senior fellow here at the new america foundation. so on behalf of the "washington monthly" and new america, thanks for coming. we're here today to discuss a special report just released in the current issue of the "washington monthly" called "the agent orange boomerang," which you can read at washingtonmonthly.com. before i start i just want to thank new america, stay the staff of the "washington monthly," and also charles daly of the ford foundation for his support. from 1962 to 1971, the u.s. military sprayed close to 20 million gallons of the herbicide agent orange across vietnam to defoliate dense jungle in order to better protect movement of personnel and equipment. from north to south and to destroy any crops. that sprang we now know left behind residue of dioxin of persistent and highly toxic chemical. over the next two decades, american soldiers who served in vietnam were forced to fight another long war. this one to forc
the new america foundation, washington monthly mag zine hosted this event. it an hour and a half, beginning now. >> senior editor, senior fellow here at the new america foundation. so on behalf of the "washington monthly" and new america, thanks for coming. we're here today to discuss a special report just released in the current issue of the "washington monthly" called "the agent orange boomerang," which you can read at washingtonmonthly.com. before i start...
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yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states, there were 10 in the green category. the top to in this category are the district of columbia, i got credit for 13.5 lost and the state of new jersey, with credit for 13 lost. the other states are illinois, thank you center, maryland, new york, north carolina, oregon, tennessee, minnesota, california, and washington. there are nine worst states this year. we added, unfortunately, six new states to that category. they are arizona, virginia, vt., pennsylvania, ohio, and nebraska. in order of ranking, the states in the worst category having fewer than half of these 15 basic laws are south dakota with only three of
yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states, there were 10 in the green category. the top to in this category are the district of...
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joining me now live from washington, d.c. is ilan mewy, retail reporter for "the washington post." good morning. >> good morning. >> let's go through a few more items that really jumped a lot. an auns ounce of gold up over 3. "the new york times" went up from 75 cents to $2. slurpee at 7/eleven, 90 cents to $2.12. the cost of raising a newborn to age 18 jumped 76%. we're used to prices going up but why so much for these things? >> i think this list is fascinating. it gives us a lot of perspective over what changed over the past ten years. i think the thing people will remember about this past decade is it was a decade of economic boom and economic bust. that's definitely reflected in some of numbers. if you look at the price of gold, for example, gold spiked tremendously over the past two years, as investigators looked at that as a safe place to store their money while the stock market has been going crazy. we are seeing some of the bigger economic picture reflected in the numbers that are on this list. >> the average cost for wad a wedding, $20,000. that's up about 8% since 1999.
joining me now live from washington, d.c. is ilan mewy, retail reporter for "the washington post." good morning. >> good morning. >> let's go through a few more items that really jumped a lot. an auns ounce of gold up over 3. "the new york times" went up from 75 cents to $2. slurpee at 7/eleven, 90 cents to $2.12. the cost of raising a newborn to age 18 jumped 76%. we're used to prices going up but why so much for these things? >> i think this list is...
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in the time i have been in washington it has changed enormously. it is a lot more subtle. small things. like, you know, a bunch of men of going out and playing golf. women don't sent to play golf as much. that is something that a group of hill staff or lobbyists. so it is not like anybody is excluding them, but it is just more subtle and more, you know, not overtures, but things that happen. >> do you think about ways to compensate for that? >> yes. and i think a big part of it is because there are so many women now both on the hill and in the lobbying world. so i think the best way to do that is, you know, with organizing in groups and doing things, groups make more of a difference a lot of times. a lot more effective. it is a group of women chief of staff and a group of women lbs. that is the thing. i don't really like saying we're only going to have one women or whatever. i've had this discussion with jonathan. i definitely don't think you need to by any means. it is a tough issue and one of those things that i think a pretty verybody will have to exe in their own way.
in the time i have been in washington it has changed enormously. it is a lot more subtle. small things. like, you know, a bunch of men of going out and playing golf. women don't sent to play golf as much. that is something that a group of hill staff or lobbyists. so it is not like anybody is excluding them, but it is just more subtle and more, you know, not overtures, but things that happen. >> do you think about ways to compensate for that? >> yes. and i think a big part of it is...
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it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is about big government candidates against a small government canada. what you need to ask yourself is, scott will spend money on war. martha will spend money on health care. who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money? do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i am the only candidate who will cut spending. i will repeal obamacare and file legislation to end the wars and bring that money back to the people of massachusetts and the rest of the country. i will audit the federal reserve. i am willing to cut the spending. you have to ask yourself, would you w
it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is...
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this is" fo "washington journalr january 9. here is robert barnes this morning in "the washington post." a pending decision on whether restrictions on corporate and labor unions spent on political campaigns violates the first amendment. this arose from a question about whether conservative groups support of a documentary movie of hillary clinton + presidential pursuit violated the mccain-falling goeingold ac. justices said they would consider the larger question of whether it is constitutional to ban corporations and labour unions from drawing funds from the general treasuries to support or oppose candidates. many legal experts say they expect the court use its imminent% ruling in the case of citizens united purses the federal electorate commission for money paid by corporations, unions, or advocacy organizations. the case centers on whether spending restrictions apply to "hillary: the movie." the 2010 elections will bring the for large-scale application of previous court decisions. the rulings have not challenged the ban on di
this is" fo "washington journalr january 9. here is robert barnes this morning in "the washington post." a pending decision on whether restrictions on corporate and labor unions spent on political campaigns violates the first amendment. this arose from a question about whether conservative groups support of a documentary movie of hillary clinton + presidential pursuit violated the mccain-falling goeingold ac. justices said they would consider the larger question of whether...
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let's talk about it with james irvin live in washington. break down some of these other numbers for us, james. it wasn't all bad news, but mostly not all, huh? >> yeah, mostly bad news. i mean, for one thing, jon, the revised figures show the economy actually created 4,000 jobs in november, that's the first gain we've seen in almost two years, but on balance, as you say, the news out of the labor department this morning is as chilling as today's wintry weather here in the capital. we'll start with the underemployment rate, this includes the unemployed, those part-time workers seeking full-time work and discouraged workers who have more or less begin up looking for work. that total figure, often seen as a more reliable gauge, now stands at 17.3%, that's up .1% over november and hovering around the 15-year high. 2009, of course, is now fully on the books and we now know the economy as a whole slashed 4.2 million jobs, the average unemployment rate for the movement was 9.3%. contrast that with 2008's 5.8%, almost four percentage points lower a
let's talk about it with james irvin live in washington. break down some of these other numbers for us, james. it wasn't all bad news, but mostly not all, huh? >> yeah, mostly bad news. i mean, for one thing, jon, the revised figures show the economy actually created 4,000 jobs in november, that's the first gain we've seen in almost two years, but on balance, as you say, the news out of the labor department this morning is as chilling as today's wintry weather here in the capital. we'll...
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josh powell is take his two sons to washington state where they have relatives. his wife susan vanished more than four weeks ago after he says he took his two young sons camping in the snowy mountains overnight. powell is a person of interest in the case but not been named a suspect. >>> virginia governor tim kaine met with the family of the victims at virginia tech. he called it a social meeting at the governor's mansion. it is part of a legal settlement in which the families agreed to the no s after the 2007 massacre. governor elect also attending the meeting into a virginia man is charged with stealing a jar full of donation meant for a family funeral expense but bill packard said it's a misunderstanding. he says he was trying to give the jar to the family. and he said he was worried someone would steal the jar so he was trying to do the family a favor but the family never got the money. >> i thought i was doing the right thing. i signed my name at this store. didn't steal anything. i told them i can go up the road and get a check or i can go get the can with
josh powell is take his two sons to washington state where they have relatives. his wife susan vanished more than four weeks ago after he says he took his two young sons camping in the snowy mountains overnight. powell is a person of interest in the case but not been named a suspect. >>> virginia governor tim kaine met with the family of the victims at virginia tech. he called it a social meeting at the governor's mansion. it is part of a legal settlement in which the families agreed...
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the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, could i inquire of my friend, the distinguished chairman, if he has any more speakers on this bill? mr. rahall: i'm prepared to close, mr. speaker. mr. hastings: is he prepared to close? mr. rahall: i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: i yield myself the balance of the time. mr. speaker, i know that mr. mcclintock says he's not going to offer his amendment. so with that i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i think that we've made it -- hopefully we've made it very clear in this debate that the agreement and the settlement of the claims is preferable to litigation when fair resolutions are met. i think most people would agree with that. we certainly do on this side of the aisle. that is better for those to be worked out at the local level rather than going to lawyer fees and years fighting in court. yet, we as r
the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, could i inquire of my friend, the distinguished chairman, if he has any more speakers on this bill? mr. rahall: i'm prepared to close, mr. speaker. mr. hastings: is he prepared to close? mr. rahall: i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: i yield myself the balance of the time. mr. speaker, i know that mr. mcclintock says he's not going to offer his amendment. so with...
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"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. we will begin at the port today -- court today, where david savage is a long time reporter. two items we have on our minds. one is citizens united verses the sec. what is the situation there? what are we likely to hear today? >> we do not know if we will hear anything. we will simply be ready at 10:00 this morning. you never know when the court is going to decide something. the the issue is whether the supreme court is going to say corporations have a right to free speech, to spend as much as they want,
"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001....
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my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other organizations. i worked for dirk's company who did ronald reagan's polling. i have worked offering from city council race ns cincinnati, ohio, to ukraine to the first democratic polls in south africa. i have done work all over the world. i have worked in every state but won. i have not worked in wyoming yet. this experience you are going to go through is incredible. this is how i got started. this is how my partner, glen, got started. it is really terrific that all of you are here. i wish there were more republicans, but i can understand. t
my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other...
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do you feel we are safe enough traveling in maryland which is sensitive because of its proximity to washington -- are we doing enough to protect people flying in and out of maryland? >> i think we continue to look for ways to improve what we do. the maryland aviation administration and all law enforcement arm of that works with tsa other federal law enforcement and the airlines to make sure that passengers flying in and out of bwi-byrd marshall have the safest environment you cannot be content. gori you have to look for ways where the system can be improved. the integrity of the system could be made stronger. we continue to do that. to not just at the airports but we look at across the board what we can do to look for disasters and emergencies. yesterday i was with barbara mikulski and announced a $2.5 million for disaster preparedness. across the board, we need to continue looking at ways we can improve security or asshur security. >> what will the administration be doing to continue the relationship of baltimore city? much has been made of this relationship between the governor and the incom
do you feel we are safe enough traveling in maryland which is sensitive because of its proximity to washington -- are we doing enough to protect people flying in and out of maryland? >> i think we continue to look for ways to improve what we do. the maryland aviation administration and all law enforcement arm of that works with tsa other federal law enforcement and the airlines to make sure that passengers flying in and out of bwi-byrd marshall have the safest environment you cannot be...
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out there that growing more debt, another trillion dollar stimulus package we hear rumored about in washington, d.c., when the first stimulus package almost a trillion dollars of monies that the public coffers did not have to spend this again in the second stimulus is nonsense to most americans. the first stimulus package hasn't even been spent entirely. it certainly hasn't been measured for any success. for congress and the white house to start talking a second stimulus package makes no sense. what we need to do is reduce capital gains taxes, reduce taxes on corporations and small businesses and our economic so private sector, families, businesses can keep more of what we earn. can prioritize, reinvest, create jobs that's how the economy is going to roar back to life. president reagan did that in the itties -- in the 80s. it worked. let's learn from what he did in the 80s. not go down this nonsense cal road growing more debt, building more government and expect that somehow everything is going to work out okay. >> what the problems that we have? there are different needs in different communit
out there that growing more debt, another trillion dollar stimulus package we hear rumored about in washington, d.c., when the first stimulus package almost a trillion dollars of monies that the public coffers did not have to spend this again in the second stimulus is nonsense to most americans. the first stimulus package hasn't even been spent entirely. it certainly hasn't been measured for any success. for congress and the white house to start talking a second stimulus package makes no sense....
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to continue being so washington-like. i know folks, when we are in town there, spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups an interpreter which party has the upper end of november and in 2012 and so on. that is their obsession. i'm not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it's worth. i don't believe that the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i don't think they want more gridlock. i don't think they want more partisanship. i don't think they want more obstruction. they did not send this to washington to fight each other in some sort of political steel cage match to see who comes out alive. that is not what they want. the sentence to washington to work together, to get things done, and to solve the problems they are grappling with every single day. i think your constituents would want to know that despite the fact that it does not get a lot of attention, you and i have actually worked together on a number of occas
to continue being so washington-like. i know folks, when we are in town there, spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups an interpreter which party has the upper end of november and in 2012 and so on. that is their obsession. i'm not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it's worth. i don't believe that the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i don't think they want more gridlock. i...
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i add my welcome to all of you to washington. it goes without saying that you all have some of the toughest jobs in america. we think as -- of the jobs that exist in washington, whether the president or vice-president or members of the cabinet. but you are on the ground every day. you are in the neighborhoods. you are with real people. and nobody knows more than you'd do the needs of america. so, i am just really delighted to have a chance to be with all of you and to listen to you. i know the recession has taken a great toll. we have made a difference at the department of transportation. and i want you to know -- i know you know this and i know you will hear visit -- hear this this afternoon, but president obama and all of the administration are redoubling our efforts this year to find more ways to grow the economy and create the jobs your communities depend on. as most of you know, i traveled last year to 66 cities and i met many of you. and i have seen some of the amazing things you are doing in your communities and some of th
i add my welcome to all of you to washington. it goes without saying that you all have some of the toughest jobs in america. we think as -- of the jobs that exist in washington, whether the president or vice-president or members of the cabinet. but you are on the ground every day. you are in the neighborhoods. you are with real people. and nobody knows more than you'd do the needs of america. so, i am just really delighted to have a chance to be with all of you and to listen to you. i know the...
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"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the lakes from the mississippi river watershed. illinois and the federal government warned an injunction would damage the shipping business. the u.s. army corps of engineers is considering long-term action, and the case may yet return to the high court. the los angeles city council gave initial approval today to close hundreds of dispensaries for medical marijuana. there are now more than 1,000 places where marijuana is available in los angeles. that is more than all the starbucks coffee shops and public schools in the city. the ordinance voted on today would limit the marijuana shops to 70. a fin
"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the...
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in washington at 90.1 132 it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span retial, covering washington like no other. >>> representatives from 20 countries met earlier to discuss security in him in. following their meeting, british foreign secretary david miller band, secretary of state hillary clinton and the indian and foreign minister held a joint news conference. the leaders talked about restoring economic stability to the country and working together to fight terrorism in the region. this is about 30 minutes. >> -- my colleague of the foreign minister of him and and my colleague and friend, secretary clinton of the united states. i want to first call thank the yemeni delegation who came to the conference headed by the pri minister but also including the deputy prime ministers for the defense and security and economic affairs as well as foreign minister kobe for traveling here. i just finished sharing a meter of some 20 countries and five international institutions about yemen and its challenges, about how its government is tackling the problems i
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the announcement is being read as an attempt to shift the talk in washington back to the economy and away from that christmas day terror attempt. nbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. good morning to you, mike. >> reporter: good morning, alex. >> how effective do you think it will be for the president to shift away from terror and on to the economy? listen, both these things, while different in tone, they're both imperative. >> reporter: absolutely, and there's a political imperative here in washington as well, and that is because every member of the house of representatives is going up for re-election this year, 2010, and a third of the senate. there's considerable pressure from democratic allies in congress to do something about jobs. a second stimulus bill already passed the house in december, alex, pending in the senate, but the world keeps intruding here at the white house. of course, the attempted bombing on christmas day has focused the attention here. two weeks the review took from homeland security and intelligence officials here. the president with the big
the announcement is being read as an attempt to shift the talk in washington back to the economy and away from that christmas day terror attempt. nbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. good morning to you, mike. >> reporter: good morning, alex. >> how effective do you think it will be for the president to shift away from terror and on to the economy? listen, both these things, while different in tone, they're both imperative. >> reporter: absolutely, and...
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and he turned around and didn't go to his dinner and went back to washington. and as he recounted the story to me later, he said, really, i had no choice. c-span: why? >> guest: because he couldn't -- he couldn't have risked engaging the wrath of wasserman. i mean, wasserman would have not supported him and would have blocked other people from supporting him, and he needed -- he couldn't have -- he couldn't afford to lose hollywood's support in his fund-raising for his campaign. c-span: i wrote a bunch of stuff that you wrote about lew wasserman down. white shirt and dark tie all the time? >> guest: all the time. and he also made it a uniform. there was a dress code at mca. they wanted to -- jules stein started this before wasserman, but they -- they believed that it was important -- they wanted to sort of elevate the image of talent agents and make them seem more professional. and so -- and jules was, actually, an ophthalmologist by training, so he -- he wanted to sort of upgrade the image. and so it was a strict dress code. in the early days at mca, everybody
and he turned around and didn't go to his dinner and went back to washington. and as he recounted the story to me later, he said, really, i had no choice. c-span: why? >> guest: because he couldn't -- he couldn't have risked engaging the wrath of wasserman. i mean, wasserman would have not supported him and would have blocked other people from supporting him, and he needed -- he couldn't have -- he couldn't afford to lose hollywood's support in his fund-raising for his campaign. c-span: i...
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i am not even been down to washington yet. i do not want to say that that is a silly question, but i am just so thankful for the support that i have received from everybody for it last night when i stated shook everybody's hands who are sweating and pushing -- those of the people i want to go down there and represent and to think about something higher, i am just happy to be in this position. if you would have told me growing up that a guy whose mom was on welfare and parents had marital troubles, and i had some issues growing up, a guy from rent them would be here standing before you right now and going to washington, d.c., are you kidding that? i know that you have jobs to do. and i have a life and i respect those jobs. but it is not only overwhelming, it is so -- i cannot tell you how proud i am to be here standing before you all, and having an opportunity to maybe send the country in a different and better direction. that is my goal. other made say that he is going to do this are that. i have never listened to them. i am n
i am not even been down to washington yet. i do not want to say that that is a silly question, but i am just so thankful for the support that i have received from everybody for it last night when i stated shook everybody's hands who are sweating and pushing -- those of the people i want to go down there and represent and to think about something higher, i am just happy to be in this position. if you would have told me growing up that a guy whose mom was on welfare and parents had marital...
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that is to make our voices heard in washington. everyone knows my opinion on the fallacy of stimulus money and my belief that lasting jobs and economic growth can never come from a government bailout. i want to restate my beliefs on how damaging those efforts are to future generations, the american dollar, and the long- term viability of the south carolina and american economy. debts are spiraling out of control in washington, d.c. health care reform will bring immediate damages bolts to the state and this nation. in south carolina alone, it would expand medicaid rolls by over 500,000 people. it would wind up costing taxpayers in the state more than $1 billion over the next 10 years. it would mean that medicaid would grow to be almost 40% of our budget and almost once was three of the population of south carolina would be on medicaid itself. all this means that unless people across our state really make their voice heard, significant cuts to other parts of government or substantial raises in taxes are coming our way. if you are to
that is to make our voices heard in washington. everyone knows my opinion on the fallacy of stimulus money and my belief that lasting jobs and economic growth can never come from a government bailout. i want to restate my beliefs on how damaging those efforts are to future generations, the american dollar, and the long- term viability of the south carolina and american economy. debts are spiraling out of control in washington, d.c. health care reform will bring immediate damages bolts to the...
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it's not oregon or washington. oregon is everybody, right? so it's not quite that dramatic. but still, there are counties in california where the entire county votes by mail. so when you're looking at some of these places down here, huge numbers of the voters are voting by mail. alpine county, where, you know, tahoe is, some of these places obviously not a lot of people live there. i think the vote goal for schwarzenegger was 321 voters, but that's good, right? because you know they vote by mail, you know how they're going to vote, you know when they're going to get their ballot. if you need to communicate with them, it narrows down the window of when you want to do that, because oh, they're all going vote by mail, so it doesn't make sense to do tons of commercials and wait until election day because they're all going to have their ballot by four weeks by then. so this is an important thing to know. ballot for six weeks. one of the things you need to pay attention to is the most important thing is getting your name on the ballot. the research you are going to do -- state law
it's not oregon or washington. oregon is everybody, right? so it's not quite that dramatic. but still, there are counties in california where the entire county votes by mail. so when you're looking at some of these places down here, huge numbers of the voters are voting by mail. alpine county, where, you know, tahoe is, some of these places obviously not a lot of people live there. i think the vote goal for schwarzenegger was 321 voters, but that's good, right? because you know they vote by...
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leading off today is timothy joseph, from the washington and lee -- tim jost, from the washington and lee university school faculty. his paper provides the jumping off point for our discussion today. he has written several books on health policy topics, not to mention his co authorship -- co- authorship of the leading book on case law called "health law" nowlin its sixth edition. whether you agree with him and not -- now in its sixth edition. whether you witagree with him or not, i think he will find him very intelligent. >> thank you very much. i must say as an aging law professor, power point is still something i'm not very comfortable with. i will do my best to move my slides along, but you might also listen to what i have to say. if there is anything that we can predict with almost certainty about the health legislation that will emerge in the next month, is that legislation will include the health insurance exchange. a health insurance exchanges quite simply unorganized market for the purchase of health insurance. the exchange's most familiar to us are the -- are those represente
leading off today is timothy joseph, from the washington and lee -- tim jost, from the washington and lee university school faculty. his paper provides the jumping off point for our discussion today. he has written several books on health policy topics, not to mention his co authorship -- co- authorship of the leading book on case law called "health law" nowlin its sixth edition. whether you agree with him and not -- now in its sixth edition. whether you witagree with him or not, i...
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host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the tax preparation shop may not be the person who signed the return. and as you all may not know, anyone who have -- and as you all know, anyone who prepares a return has to sign it and track whether they are accurate themselves in doing the return. the person who you are meeting may not be the one that signs in who we can track. the irs is proposing to recall require not -- to require non- signers to be regulated. that concerns me because someone who may not have ever met the taxpayer is the one assigned to return and we may not h
host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the...
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i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole process. i am of average intelligence, and there is no possible way i could read a 2000 page bill and begin to comprehend it in any way shape or form. as far as i'm concerned, anything before congress that is more than an easily readable bill should just be kicked out right now it done away with -- and done away with. the people who voted for it should have to stand up with me and at the american people, and look us in the eye and say yes, i have read and understand the bill currently before congress. [applause] >> i like your analogy ab
i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole...
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folks in the washington area are getting a look at the new "washington times." this is how the front looks. you get in the news boxes or at home. the "washington times," all things change and we change with them. this is an overlay to the front page of this morning's "washington times," late last week radically revamped their editorial. i will open us up and show the front page of this point of the "washington times," which will be a newspaper that focuses, as they say, on general news and politics, local and regional, national economic issues. they are down to two-step that they're going to focus on two sections. this main section, "washington times" front section here, and also in the polls off, and the commentator, and expanded commentary section in the "washington times." this morning leading off with columns from newt gingrich and peter r. and also from former un ambassador john bolton, who writes this morning global threats lacks 2009, rough 20 did. and he writes that a critical question there is whether the president has learned anything during his first
folks in the washington area are getting a look at the new "washington times." this is how the front looks. you get in the news boxes or at home. the "washington times," all things change and we change with them. this is an overlay to the front page of this morning's "washington times," late last week radically revamped their editorial. i will open us up and show the front page of this point of the "washington times," which will be a newspaper that...
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i did not come to washington to be a weather vane, i did not come to washington to applaud this president or the past president when i think i have not been correct. i have to give my honest judgment. the american people are hurting. they are asking for different approaches. i am trying to voice those concerns. if the president goes in a different direction, it is my obligation to try to persuade him to go in the direction the american people want. i don't see that as an attempt to fight the president. i view that as an attempt to represent my constituents and to the best i can for this country. host: let's take a call next from austin, bob on the republican line. caller: i was interested to know why we are spending so much money, or going to be spending so much money, defending people -- obama plays it down to make it sound like that even enemy combatants anymore. they are terrorists. we cannot seem to call them that. why are we spending millions of dollars to defend people who have admitted their guilt when the economy is struggling as bad as it is? it just seems more like me. -- seems
i did not come to washington to be a weather vane, i did not come to washington to applaud this president or the past president when i think i have not been correct. i have to give my honest judgment. the american people are hurting. they are asking for different approaches. i am trying to voice those concerns. if the president goes in a different direction, it is my obligation to try to persuade him to go in the direction the american people want. i don't see that as an attempt to fight the...
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archbishop of washington at the ordinary of this diocese here. [cheers and applause] crp programs. this is live on c-span. but the same firms have recorded a record profits and are handing out lavish bonuses. some continue to follow reckless compensation practices. this is because we have been irresponsible corporate coacher where american ceos are awarded large bonuses and a generous stock options even when their companies performed poorly. this has been typical in the past 25 years. the total real compensation of ceos grew sixfold in this time. the case against the pay of american ceos looks even more powerful by recognizing that the typical american company receives -- american company had received more total compensation that the company head of most developed countries. clearly, american ceos are being rewarded over ceos elsewhere, even when per-capita income of the countries do not differ much. recent headlines have focused on financial firms, we cannot ignore other sectors. in fact, the five ceos all outside of finance or recently named the highest paid worst performers. the
archbishop of washington at the ordinary of this diocese here. [cheers and applause] crp programs. this is live on c-span. but the same firms have recorded a record profits and are handing out lavish bonuses. some continue to follow reckless compensation practices. this is because we have been irresponsible corporate coacher where american ceos are awarded large bonuses and a generous stock options even when their companies performed poorly. this has been typical in the past 25 years. the total...
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this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after the election of george w. bush. to the degree that they could send a message out of massachusetts, it was not a message to obama, it was a message about what is going on in washington. the better answer lies in the culture of the capital, where every problem is seen less as an issue to be resolved and more as a tool for a political position, where every position is automatically a failed by the other side's 24/7 political attack machine. with lawmakers failing to meet a compromise, they are failing their own party activists. this culture makes a retreat to partis
this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after...
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out there that growing more debt, another trillion dollar stimulus package we hear rumored about in washington, d.c., when the first stimulus package almost a trillion dollars of monies that the public coffers did not have to spend this again in the second stimulus is nonsense to most americans. the first stimulus package hasn't even been spent entirely. it certainly hasn't been measured for any success. for congress and the white house to start talking a second stimulus package makes no sense. what we need to do is reduce capital gains taxes, reduce taxes on corporations and small businesses and our economic so private sector, families, businesses can keep more of what we earn. can prioritize, reinvest, create jobs that's how the economy is going to roar back to life. president reagan did that in the itties -- in the 80s. it worked. let's learn from what he did in the 80s. not go down this nonsense cal road growing more debt, building more government and expect that somehow everything is going to work out okay. >> what the problems that we have? there are different needs in different communit
out there that growing more debt, another trillion dollar stimulus package we hear rumored about in washington, d.c., when the first stimulus package almost a trillion dollars of monies that the public coffers did not have to spend this again in the second stimulus is nonsense to most americans. the first stimulus package hasn't even been spent entirely. it certainly hasn't been measured for any success. for congress and the white house to start talking a second stimulus package makes no sense....